Mobile phone for severely deaf person

Gavins_2

Hi

I want to replace my girlfriends mobile for Christmas which she has had for years and is quickly dying(!). Currently she has a Nokia 3310 which she seems to manage reasonably well with as she is severely deaf in both ears.

Can anyone recommend another phone (upto about £100) that has a similar ringer and speaker volume, which I can also ideally get a hands free kit for (must be speaker type not headset).

Cheers

Gavin

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Horace

I would recommend any Samsung phone - they have loud ringers as well as vibrate mode. Also the handset has a good volume control on it. I have lent my phone to my profoundly deaf friend before now and she hasn't had a problem with it.

I have two samsungs an E250 (fairly basic for samsung) and a J700 (the slide action is much smoother).

Peanuckle

I'd second the samsung, my husband is a technogeek and has tried just about every type of phone but he's had to settle with Samsungs now since the volume on those is a lot louder with less distortion.

docij

This might be a useful source of information.

http://www.rnid.org.uk/information_resources/factsheets/equipment/factsheets_leaflets/mobile_phones_information_for_deaf_and_hard_of_hearing_people.htm

ariba10

Have a look at this.

http://www.amplicomphones.co.uk/index.php?id=amplicom_m5000_mobile_phone_for_hard_of_hearing

Savvy_Sue

I thought you could get an induction loop to plug into some Nokias? I haven't managed to get my mum's to work, but it might have been a battery issue.

I will ask my sis what she's using if I remember ...

Errata

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I thought you could get an induction loop to plug into some Nokias? I haven't managed to get my mum's to work, but it might have been a battery issue.

I will ask my sis what she's using if I remember ...

I had one, cost around £30 a few years ago. Works like a dream if you don't mind a couple of metres of wire hung round your neck like a horse collar and can afford the batteries - which are very, very expensive and run out very quickly if you leave the phone and loop on all day.

mriceman1974

Pick a phone with Speakerphone feature.

When you answer the call, then press the speakerphone button which boosts the output sound tremendously.

I have no hearing impairment but when I'm in a noisy pub/club I often do this to hear the caller over the music, it can probably double the volume of the callers voice and could be a benefit to anyone with a hearing impairment.

All the best, and hope this helps.

Savvy_Sue

that might help, and the best thing is that most mobiles have that feature. However I find it difficult to hear clearly when the speakerphone is on (mobile, cordless and corded phones), slightly distorted. And if the person on the other end is also using a speakerphone, forget it ...

tattoed_bum

hi, i would also suggest a samsung u600 my severly deaf husband has one he manages with his brilliantly ,you can get these for well under a hundred pounds now ,he tends to use the vibrate function rather than the ringer on this though

Gavins_2

Thanks for all the replies. I spent a hour trudging around town and finally found a shop that would let me try the phones. Have settled for a Nokia 6500 as this seemed to have the best clarity.

Many thanks for all the recommendations.
Gavin